Written questions
52 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of introducing a discounted essential energy block for all households; and how this compares to the current cost of
29 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 754 on Immigration: Personal Income, whether her Department conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the salary thresholds referred to in that answe
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what evidential basis her Department chose the salary thresholds to qualify for discounts to the settlement qualifying period.
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to link main applicants and their dependents in its visa records, for the purpose of analysing household earnings.
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the fiscal impact of applying the Government's proposed settlement reforms at the household as opposed to individual level.
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the net fiscal impact of applying the Government's proposed settlement reforms to visa holders already in the UK.
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Immigration: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cost-benefit analysis her Department has made of lengthening routes to settlement for skilled workers already in the UK.
20 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Visas: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of raising the language requirement for settlement from B1 to B2 on BNO visa holders.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Statutory Sick Pay: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Keep Britain Working team on the rate of statutory sick pay.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Sick Pay: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether sick pay falls within the scope of the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Taskforce.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to remove funding for
11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of (a) how much new NHS primary estate is being built each year and (b) what the year-on-year change in that amount has been.
19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
GP Practice Lists: Berkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the number of registered patients per GP is (a) across Earley and Woodley constituency, (b) the south Reading area and (c) West Berkshire.
19 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current distribution of salaries by income tax bracket is for Skilled Worker visa holders in Earley and Woodley constituency.
18 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Neighbourhood Policing: Speed Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the future viability of the Community Speedwatch Scheme.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Berkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in levels of (i) flooding and (ii) resulting closure of the B478 from Sonning to Playhatch and (b) the potential impact of climate change on f
17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to monitor the number of hours that magistrates volunteer each year.
18 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of the PIP daily living component are (a) in work and (b) self-employed at (i) regional, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority level; and what proportion of those recipients we
10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access by disabled people to cancer screening; and what information his Department holds on such access.
3 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Visas: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period from five to
3 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Visas: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 12025, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting British Nationa
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Universities: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost for (a) universities and (b) students of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45355 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will make an assessment of the (a) causes of the increase in claims for PIP to include (i) health relat
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Moog Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support employees facing redundancy at Moog Reading.
8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has conducted quantitative analysis into the potential causes of increases in claims for Personal Independence Payment into shares attributable to (a) underlying ill health, (b) f
2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the recovery of the film and TV industry since the strikes in 2023.
31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming Carer’s Allowance are caring for a person who scores fewer than four points for each individual descriptor in the daily living part of Personal Independence Payment (a) by sex,
31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the daily living part of Personal Independence Payment scored fewer than four points in each of the daily living activities (a) by sex, (b) by age, (c) by ethnicity and (d) in t
Source: official written-questions record.